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My last blog post... as a non philosopher




Like the image above, I have started thinking, questioning, wondering, desiring to dig deeper, desiring to not just understand, but comprehend. This is the reason for my writing today. I have decided to take my first philosophy course in college. Where will this road less traveled take me? 

What I know is that I can already feel that my life will start to have meaning. Not that I don't find meaning in my current life. So far, my faith has tremendously helped me define who I am, something that has led me to live with joy. 

The journey to discover myself as a spiritual being has invited me to find my first vocation, the vocation to life. We take for granted that we are alive, that we exist. When was the last time you felt awed by the realization you are alive? Admiration has been replaced by the monotonous rhythm of our daily life, greatly corrupted by the shining screens all over our faces everywhere we go. 


I see philosophy as an invitation to examine life. Personally, I see this examination of life as a manifestation of one’s conviction that your mind is not limited to what is immediate to our eyes. Thus, why philosophy is appealing to me. Consider this post as my last post as a non-philosopher. I am now embarking myself in journey where I can live life in slow motion. 

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  1. Anne-Marie SchultzJanuary 11, 2017 at 5:52 PM

    I like that idea a vocation to life. You are a good writer. I also agree that philosophy is an invitation to examine.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 13, 2017 at 1:25 PM

    This is a good, convicting reminder! I like your contrast between the monotony of busyness and mindfulness. I'm reading through Mark right now and I think this is what Jesus is referring to when he tells us to "have salt in yourselves [as in the salt of the earth]." (Mk. 9:50)

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